For the characters in the Bible, there is no freedom from the will of the Scriptural God. He always gets His way in spite of the failings of the human beings. Likewise with us. As hearers of the Bible, we must pay close attention to the details in the story and make connections with other parts of the Bible. When we do that, we see that God’s will always controls the narrative. Like a shepherd with His flock, the Lord leads us, as hearers, to where He wants us to be: kept alive and fed with the bread of His instruction. Join me, Fr. Fred Shaheen, and my guest, Noël Neff, as we explore Genesis 44:1-13 in Episode 19 of A Light to the Nations.
What is A Light to the Nations?
A Light to the Nations is a bi-weekly podcast examining all parts of the biblical story from a functional perspective. Instead of asking what words means, we consider instead their function, i. e., how they are used in other parts of the Bible. In each episode will discuss the functionality of words and how that allows us hear the teaching.